Anaemia in women in Brazil

In Brazil, 21.3% of women aged 15 to 49 had anaemia in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2012.

Measure: Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 Unit: % of women aged 15 to 49 Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Brazil, 2023 21.3% % of women aged 15 to 49
Change from 2022 +0.4percentage points 2022: 20.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2023 16.4% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2023 134th of 192 See the full ranking

Anaemia in women in Brazil over time

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% of women aged 15 to 49. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 (% of women aged 15 to 49), 2000 to 2023
Period Brazil
2023 21.3%
2022 20.9%
2021 20.6%
2020 20.4%
2019 20.4%
2018 20.4%
2017 20.5%
2016 20.5%
2015 20.6%
2014 20.8%
2013 21.1%
2012 21.5%
2011 22.0%
2010 22.7%
2009 23.5%
2008 24.4%
2007 25.3%
2006 26.1%
2005 26.9%
2004 27.7%
2003 28.5%
2002 29.2%
2001 30.0%
2000 30.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 20.9% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 21.1%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Brazil has the 134th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NUTRITION_ANAEMIA_REPRODUCTIVEAGE_PREV · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim1=SEX_FMLE Dim2=PREGNANCYSTATUS_TOTAL
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Brazil
Provider update
29 April 2025
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory